Greetings all.

We have a new addition to our witchy household. A colleague at work had found that a young cat had taken up residence in her shed. She was concerned about the cat's wellbeing, what with winter coming and all. She told me about the cat and I told her I would come check her out.

When Sweet Pea (my daughter) and I got there, my friend was trying to coax the cat out of the shed but she wasn't moving. When I got close to the shed, the cat came out and starting weaving through my legs. I picked her up, she licked my nose and settled into my arms. Needless to say we took her home that night.

She's been mostly in hiding since we got her home, but tonight, she's decided the rest of the family is ok. She has been sleeping with us at night, but this is the first time that she's come out during the daytime when we're around.

She's all black, with great silky fur, green eyes that look into your soul. We've named her Tikka. She'll be just fine.

I'll be performing a ritual tomorrow night; we'll see if she joins me then.

Just wanted to share my happiness.

Ares

Just a quick introduction. My pogo screen name is dom2231. Hope to chat with you on the Pogo site.

Ares

Before things get too crazy around this house, I wanted to take the time and wish everyone a happy and blessed Samhain.

Ares

Thanks to those who responded to my cry for help. You've given me some great suggestions and I look forward to implementing some of them.

Other than that, work is still work; it's almost time to go home and sort out what we'll need for our Samhain celebration.

BB

Ares

Here is a problem that I've been having for a while. My 10-year old daughter has decided she wants to walk this path with me. However, she is unwilling to participate in rituals unless they involve potion/spells/etc.

Now, I'm not one to push people to do things they don't want to do. However, since I work as a solitary, I find it distracting when she's beside me, sighing, moving around, and generally not paying attention to what is happening. I feel horrible that I don't want her around when I'm working on rituals. Trying to explain the basis and history of the rituals in a way that she can understand is not the answer either. She will usually tell me she doesn't understand, even though I've explained it in very simple terms.

So, how do I deal with this? My hubby's suggestion was to perform my own rituals alone, and let her do her own, with me supervising. What do people think?

I look forward to your replies.

BB

Ares